The Indianapolis Bar Association Women & the Law Division is offering several scholarships for its “Women, Law &
Leadership” symposium, Oct. 5 and 6 at Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown at Historic Union Station. Scholarship applications
are due by Sept. 9.

Beginning Thursday, five distinguished scholars from around the world will share their work during the Center for Intellectual
Property Research IP Colloquium at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.

Citing hearsay rules, the Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s finding that the state may not introduce
into evidence statements that could implicate a man who is facing murder charges.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law will host a talk by former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton, the past vice chairman of the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of the City of East Chicago and police officers on an
estate’s excessive force and other claims, finding the officers had reasonable suspicion that a diabetic man who was
having a hypoglycemic episode was possibly intoxicated.

Two private defense lawyers in Marion County failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that they should be retroactively
appointed by the Marion County Public Defender Agency and compensated for their legal work on a case that has an intricate
maze of attorney representation over the course of five years.

A third law firm has signed on as a visionary sponsor for the Indiana Bar Foundation’s We the People civics education
program. Evansville firm Bamberger Foreman Oswald & Hahn has pledged $10,000 in support of the program, the foundation
announced Friday, joining Barnes & Thornburg and Taft Stettinius & Hollister as top-level sponsors.

A federal judge in Indianapolis on Thursday approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against Indiana relating
to state offices not adequately providing public assistance for voter registration.

Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday the appointment of Aaron Raff as chief administrative law judge for the State Employees’
Appeals Commission. He succeeds Judge William “Tim” Rider, who has accepted a position at the Indiana Education
Employment Relations Board.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will hold a joint
memorial ceremony for Senior Judge Terence Evans at 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Ceremonial Courtroom of the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse.

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the decision to deny a man’s request for post-conviction relief, finding that
although his attorney’s performance was deficient for not investigating whether a previous conviction attributed to
the defendant was really his, the man couldn’t show he was prejudiced.